Sidney mason



S. MASON.

MANTLE HOLDER OR PACKAGE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 10.1914.

1,195,491. Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

WITNESSES SIDNEY MASON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR .TO WELSBACI-I LIGHT COMPANY, OF GLOUCESTER CITY, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

MANTLE HOLDER OR PACKAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIDNEY MASON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Mantle Holders or Packages, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying. drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a mantle holder or package embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same with the cover flap partially open in full lines,

- and fully open in dotted lines; and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blank from which the package or holder is made.

My invention has relation to a novel holder or package for incandescent gas mantles of a the limp or rag type; and is designed to pro vide a simple and convenient device of this character which will be attractive in appearance and inexpensive.

Iteferring to the accompanying drawings, in which I have shown the preferred form of my invention, the numeral 2 designates a blank or sheet of suitable material, such as heavy paper or light cardboard, having a transverse fold line 3, dividing it into two portions or flaps. One of these portions or flaps is formed with aplurality of circular apertures 4, preferably arranged in horizontal and vertical rows. The other portion or flap 5 is designed to act as a cover.

The mantles 6 are secured in the holder by slipping the holders or sockets 7, to which they are attached, through the apertures 4 in the manner shown. The apertures are preferably of slightly less diameter than the diameter of the member 7, so that when said members are forced through these apertures, the mantles will be retained in place. The body portions of the .mantles can be flattened down between the two portions of the holder in the manner shown in Fig. 1.

The holder may be provided with scored lines 8, arranged in any desired manner between the holes 4, so that any desired number of mantles can be torn off of the package or holder, in case the customer does not desire the complete package. The burners for which the style of mantle shown in the drawings is especially adapted require three mantles to a burner, and I have therefore shown a scored line 8 between the adjacent rows of three mantles, so that they can be torn off, three at a time, or in any multiple of three. The invention not only provides a very simple, convenient, inexpensive and attractive package 01' holder for rag or limp mantles, but it affords them suflicient protection during shipment and handling. The package is also compact, and a large number of them can be packed in a small space. The invention has the further advantage from the manufacturers standpoint that, in putting up the mantles in these packages, they are automatically counted. That is to say, that as each holder or package is adapted for a definite number of mantles, it is not necessary to count the individual mantles in putting them up. If placed in an envelop or other receptacle, it would be necessary to count the mantles placed in each receptacle.

I do not wish to limit myself to the exact form of my invention which I have herein shown and described, as it will be obvious that the package or holdercan be made of various shapes, may be made for a larger or smaller number of mantles, and may have its scored lines arranged in any suitable manner, so that any desired number of mantles can be readily torn off either by the merchant in selling the mantles or by the customer in using the same. The holder or package may, of course, carry any desired advertising or descriptive matter.

I claim:

1. A package or holder for rag mantles, comprising a sheet of cardboard or the like having a plurality of openings therein, said openings having peripheral edges arranged to frictionally grip and hold the supporting ring of a mantle when said ring is inserted therethrough and thereby hold the mantles suspended from said seat; substantially as described.

2. A holder or package for rag mantles, comprising a sheet of flexible material having a fold line, the portion of the sheet at one side of the fold line formed with a series of holes, each designed to receive a'mantle socket or support, and the portion of the sheet at the other side of the fold line forming a cover for the mantle bodies, the portion of the sheet having the openings therein also having scored lines between the openings, substantially as described.

3. A package or holder for rag mantles, comprising a sheet of cardboard or the like having a plurality of openings therein,'said openings having peripheral edges arranged to frictionally grip and hold the supporting ring of a mantle when said ring is inserted therethrough and thereby hold the mantle suspended from said sheet, and said holder also having a cover member adapted to be turned against the ends of the mantles suspended from said sheet, substantially as described.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a mantle package comprising a sheet of cardboard or the like having a plurality of openings therein, rag mantles having neck rings or supports frictionally engaged in said 15 openings, and a cover member underneath the ends of said mantles and partially compressing the mantles between itself and the said sheet, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set 20 my hand.

SIDNEY MASON.

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Washington, D. 0." a 1 

